NavyDoc333

California! I just got back from a trip to Sacramento to visit family. We went to the Redwood forest, San Francisco, Napa... and I counted 7 RL's on the road the 5 days I was there. That's more than I've seen in TN since they came out. Interestingly, I only saw 2 GS's (my current car). Not exactally a scientific sampling...but none the less...seemed like they were everywhere. Although, I lost track of the # of BMW's I saw... those Californians like their BMW's!

I was driving a rental (Impala)... reminded me why I hate American cars.

robarsan

I've had my RL for a year and a day, and I think I've seen maybe 5 or 6 in that time frame. There is a glut of BMW's, Audi's and MB's. Lexus, not so much.

NavyDoc333

I like your avatar pic. The lighting really shows the creases in the sheet metal. The RL does have a well sculpted front end. (well it used to)

And what is it about a 'clean' car in the snow?? Maybe because they're so rare!

Storm982

Forget the BMWs there... i was in SF last week... and I wanted to step on every Toyota Prius i saw there. THERE ARE SOOOOO MANY!!! I knew there were a lot, but not THAT many. It was just ridiculous. They are like ants running all over Cali. Haha.

NavyDoc333

That's because they're paying $3.74 a gallon for gas

neuronbob

Prius drivers pi$$ me off. I can't count how many Prius owners I've seen in the fast lane, driving 75 mph. What's that about them lowering their carbon footprint again?

I saw TWO Celestial Silvers yesterday in my travels (drove 80 miles to pick up my S2k ). I guess RLs DO exist after all around here!

dwboston

There are a bunch in MA. I see 4 or 5 a day in and around Boston. Very few CMBS/PAX versions though. Despite the mostly male contingent here on the board, I would say that 30-40% of the RL's I see around here are driven by women.

plastikman

I have been seeing a lot more RL's around the Seattle area, a lot more then in the past. I wonder what gives? It could be that more used 2nd Gen RL's are being purchased, since some good deals are to be had.

TampaRLX-SH

We all know what a value the RL is. But with the current new car market being slammed with economy issues, premium autos are on the rise in resale and CPOs markets. Anyone note Mercedes and BMW onslaught of CPO adverts lately?

Knowing what a great deal the RL was new, it may get a bit more attention as a used car value.

neuronbob

Agree. There are many RL admirers out there, just not at the price point Acura sells them for new. I expect to see more members here soon with CPO or other used 2005s at least in the next few months.

Frenetic

I live in the Sacramento area. Maybe you saw me

It's funny you mentioned that, but prior to 2006 (the year I purchased my car), I hardly saw any RLs. In fact, from what I can remember, I think I saw the RL just once in 2005 and at first, I didn't know what the heck it was, but I liked it (and why I purchased it)!

Now, I see them all of the time along my daily work commute route.

TampaRLX-SH

I see more RLs anymore than the sales stats would suggest.

In my current client 6 story office garage, there are 3 RLs and 4 TLs.

In my previous client site, when I had my TL, there were a dozen TLs and no RLs.

As rare as the RL may be, I still see no M45s, 540-550s, and even more rare GS (any engine). I would think I am just 'RL Focused' buy I admire all of these cars. So I still don't get all the V8 lust for a model's success.

JAB00

I live in San Antonio, TLs are a dime a dozen as well as BMW's and M's. However this week I saw 3 RLs in one day, which is a very rare occurrence. Maybe it's coincidence or like others have alluded to the CPO market is heating up due to the current financial climate. The RL is a value many don't know about because they're enchanted with the German brand or pulled by the snazzy Infiniti advertising.

jftjr

I see 2-3 RL's every single day here in NJ. *shrug*

And Prius owners piss me off, too -- the amount of extra fuel used to make and ship the batteries back and forth from Canada to China to Japan to the US exceeds their fuel savings over the life of the car, and those eco-weenies are usually driving 45 MPH in the left lane while playing their little video game on the car screen ("Good Job! High Mileage") and patting themselves on the back.

Ugh.

pnoi521

I wish its at $3.74/gal! I just paid $3.91 yesterday for premium at Cheron and others are already at $3.99

But to stay on topic i rarely see any RLs here in Sacramento, theres a really nice one that one of the parents at my school drives though. I always take the time to admire it.

fstshrk

I see at least 3 RLs/day around here. There was in the same building where I work ;-)

lland

I see two or three every day. One day I saw six on my way to work (not counting mine) and one day I passed four on my way home from the gym (2 miles). I'm sure some of them are repeat sightings but it's nice to know I'm not alone.

LL

black label

You're going to see more TL's than RL's because they produce them at about a 10:1 pace.

The problem the car faced was marketing and lack of faith by the manufacturer. It took Acura 3 years to come up with a mildly decent lease program and even then, the residual was in the low 50% range on a 12K lease.

I know a lot of people on the forum are against leasing in the 1st place, but any car in the $50,000 range needs to have a decent lease program or just be the most desirable vehicle around or it won't survive.

gavine

You make a good point about the leasing. I wanted to lease my RL but when they gave me the numbers, I said "no way". I wound-up buying it because I loved the car. If I was on the fence and a definite lessee (or is it lessor?), I would have probably walked away and got something with a better lease.

lland

This has to be a near statistical impossiblity but on the way to work this morning, I was at a 4-way intersection and three of the four cars stopped were 2G RLs. Mine, and two black ones. The fourth car was a TL (white).

LL

TampaRLX-SH

OK LL...nap time is over. Wakey up now.

lland

Perhaps I should have bought a lottery ticket,

LL

SpicyMikey

Flashbacks from the 70's Larry. That LSD never quite gets out of your system

gcook

Aren't there generally more "imports" in the bay area than in TN or the South. I notice whenever I got to South Carolina there are definitely fewer German and Asian brands than in California. I see one at least once or twice a week in the bay area, beside the one in my garage

neuronbob

This is also true in Ohio, especially Northeast Ohio (e.g. Cleveland), even with the Honda manufacturing plant only a two-hour drive away! Everybody's got a GM (especially Chevy) or Ford even if there's an import in the same driveway here. I'm the anomaly with an all-Honda driveway.

Ken1997TL

RL's are dime a dozen here (Portland), First and second generation.